IMac 2011 additional ssd drive ! HELP!

Do you know how if i can add vortex 3 ssd drive as aditional hd to my 2011 imac? how can i do it?

Have a read here
http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/70013/How+to+add+one+or+two+SSDs+without+inte rfering+with+fan+issues
Stefan

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Luxamor wrote:
When I called Apple and asked why there was a 4-6 week delay caused by an SSD order, the rep said it was because they had to install a different type of motherboard (?) . So I ordered the 2 TB drive and decided to take advantage of the future Thunderbolt capabilities instead.
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Is this a good thing? I'm not so sure! what if it fails when out of warranty, omg, the repair cost would be through the roof! Plus upgradability would be completely shot in the foot!
ARRGgg!!! The rep I talked to was with the business group division, not sure if that would make any difference on validity of his statement.
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Ok this is great as we are progressing through.
So yes it can be done but there's the caveat of the "pipes" once you go external. The only option for an external SSD Drive with thunderbolt that I know of is LaCie's 240 GB version ... Priced at $800.
I think what I will need to do is suck it up. The new MacBooks have the core technology I'd like but we really want the larger screen.
Last question - should I wait/when might we expect an updated line of iMacs? In a few months or not for a while? That answer may provide some direction if it is anticipated to be sooner vs later.
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I have tried many times to install a SSD drive by using optical drive tray, my MBP is early 2011, intel serise 6, checked on webpage, and someone say SSD could be installed on HDD drive, I guess it could be solved by driver, anyone good idea?

Hi, MBP friends, any ideas for this problem? I tried hard and checked the hardware we have, and it hardly to say the problem from hardware, instead I am thinking it could be solved by driver update, or someone who is good on computer language that could help with the problem.
My computer is early 2011, with intel serise 6 and sata 3 acceptable. I dont know why the opitical drive can not support ssd drive instead.
need help, I really dont want to put my SSD driver to HDD driver, and move HDD driver to optical driver.

well, i have got information from website, and it says it will be harmful to hdd driver set in optical area coz there is no vibration protection function.
i have checked the system, and it says the sata speed is the same 6G and chip intel series 6. it should be the same speed, right?
I am thinking that the chip is the same and mortherboard is the same, the cable is similar as well, why it doesnt work? driver issue? OSX issue? or software issue? firmware?
or simply to say, if i am trying to setup two ssd driver into MBP, it has to be one in opitcal driver area. how could work?
thanks... still in puzzle.
right now, i have reinstall the osx into ssd by usb external, and install it back with opitcal tray, however, when i turn on the computer, the system can not be logged in from SSD, and computer can not read SSD driver, and it says it must be formatted or push out.

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anas guellaf wrote:
it still make 3 bips before starting the IMAC.
That is another problem not related to the Mac OS X version you are trying to use.
Three beeps at startup means you have a bad ram module in the computer. Did you install the ram or did it come from another owner this way? The first problem you need to solve is the bad ram.
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